Finished reading Fourth Wing

 

Hello there Bookies,

I was finally well enough to get some headphones and finish Fourth Wing. For the longest time I was starting to feel like I was lied to when they said that this book was spicy. You pretty much almost finish the book by the time the two love interests finally give in to what they desire and get spicy. Sadly, I can't tell you hot this book ends because the twists will be ruined. But I will say that Violet learns that everything she has ever known was a complete lie. Then there is a very intense battle and we loose a character we end up liking because he sacrificed himself to save Violet. Then Violet almost dies but is saved by an unknown mender. Well the book ends with the identity of that mender and of course why not throw them in to show how much Violet has been lied to. Pretty sure Iron Flame is going to be Violet wrapping her mind around the fact that she has been lied to and try to relearn everything. Also probably have her love interest rebuild their relationship and regain her trust. I do look forward to reading the next book. I do like that this book doesn't really focus on the romance in the plotline. It focuses more on the character development. I applaud the author for that. That is the kind of romances I like, where it is more of a subplot than the actual plot. Book will get four out of five stars from me. I enjoyed it and the battle scenes were pretty intense. But still a little predictable. Especially with Violet almost dying. Can't continue the series if the main character dies. I can see the hype on the storyline but not on the romance. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Let's Get Personal #27

 Hey there Bookies,

I am here to report that my dog broke my headphones. Now I can't finish listening to Fourth Wing because I have no headphones to plug into the MP3 player to listen to the book. I'm a little upset about it because I have a few other audiobooks I would like to listen to but I have no headphones to listen to them. So now I have to fight with my ADHD to physically read a book. Lights Out is my victim at the moment and I haven't gotten far enough in the book to share my opinion on it. Pretty sure I'm only on chapter four because I can only read three pages at a time. The struggle is real. If only my dog didn't get crazy playing with one of his toys and tore my headphones apart with his crazy strong legs and claws. I would love to get new headphones but I'm currently sick because I worked myself to illness. Why did I do something like that you ask? Because I wanted to go see Bad Omens at Rockfest. That is why. So now I'm sick, cranky, and can't read more than three pages of a book before my ADHD kicks in and says that I'm bored. At least I can read between naps because three pages seems to be enough for my energy to hold out long enough before I'm too tired and need more sleep. Hopefully I feel better soon so I can finally finish Fourth Wing after buying headphones. I was so close to finishing. The physical copy told me I only had a hundred pages left. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Been listening to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

 

Hey there Bookies,

I know it has been a long time since I last posted but life got a little busy. Also being a mood reader, you spend what feels like forever trying to find a book that sticks while reading graphic novels. The best way to even get some reading done is through audiobooks and I got my hands on Fourth Wing. I don't have the attention span to sit down and actually read a book. Trust me, I've tried. But people don't realize that this book is in an mp3 player form and I was able to snag it. Also it has been like a year or two since this book came out, so I'm a little late to the game. Nothing like waiting for the hype to die down in order to be able to read a book that everyone is reading. Anyway Fourth Wing follows a young woman who is forced to join the dragon riders by her mother when she is actually trained to be a scribe. But against all odds of being weak and small, she has survived for half of the book so far. There is more detail in the book buy I don't feel like writing a whole novel explaining the world this book takes place in. I'm just happy that I'm reading a book and breezing through it. So far the book is okay. We go through the training and the main character overcoming her flaws in order to survive. People want to kill her because she is either weak or has a badass dragon. Pardon my language. But the down fall to having this specific dragon is the fact that her life is now chained to her nemesis because of course her dragon is mated to his. Of course she has the hots for her nemesis and I sense an enemy to lovers trope hidden in this fantasy. I do like the books that focus more on the storyline than the romance and this is one of them. I'm only halfway through and the only romance I have had a peek at is the childhood best friend confessing his feelings with a kiss, but because he lives by the rules and order, nothing is going to happen but he still loves her. Also the main character can't return those feelings like she first thought because a shadow wielder had caught her eye against her own will. The heart wants what it wants. But I'm going to head out. If you want a more detailed description of the book, might as well read it yourself. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Close to finishing Daughter of No Worlds

 

Hey there Bookies,

This book is supposed to be only 500 pages but it feels like it is so much longer. It is one of those books that gives you so much information but your brain just can't process all of it. I feel like the details in this book was more important in the writing of this book than the actual plot. It could just be me but I'm not vibing with this book as much as I thought I would. But I do plan on finishing this book since I have reached the last hundred pages. I just won't be updating anymore. This book would be recommended to someone who wants low fantasy and more war based storyline. That is what I will have to say about this book. We still have magic in another world. But it is more realistic than magical and personally if I am looking for fantasy, I want to be taken to a completely different world. This book just felt like every day life to me. The book was pretty good and there is a hint of romance. As far as I know, there is no spice unless it suddenly comes up out of no where at the end of the book. The book gets three out of five stars. I liked it but I didn't vibe with it. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Been reading Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

 

Hey there Bookies,

I've been listening to a new book. Or at least trying to. I feel like not much has happened in the book and I'm already almost halfway through. We have a young woman who was captured to be a slave. She did everything to pay for her freedom, only to find out that her master had no intention of letting her go. He would rather kill her than let her go. So in order to save herself, she ends up killing her master. I don't remember how she did it but with her injuries, she runs off to another place. Nearly dying in the process. Her goal is to join The Order which I think is an organization of magic wielders. The only problem is that she is late and a little too old to go through classes. But once she is healed, she is taken to her mentor. A person named Max that is a retired military man. He is against teaching her because he doesn't want anything to do with The Order, but our main female character is left with him against his wishes. At first Max sees our main character as nothing but a thorn in his side. Forcing her to teach herself until they finally have a heart to heart. Then he slowly starts to teach her how to control her magic. At one point they even go to the capital and witness a horrible scene of a man getting killed because he was branded a traitor. Shortly after that they go into battle and end up saving multiple people that survived their lord blowing up the city. Then the student and teacher have a heart to heart and fall into a mundane routine. I stopped reading when it was time for our lead female character to take her evaluation of her magic. Again, I know a lot happened and I pretty much glossed over everything. Also it feels like not a whole lot happened. It's one of those books that if you cut out half of the details, you wouldn't miss it. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Almost done reading Quicksilver

 

Hello Bookies,

I'm almost done reading Quicksilver. I was making good progress reading it myself, but with all of the distractions going on in my home I found a quicker way to read this book. I found an audiobook on Youtube and have been taking it to my advantage. What better way to play a mindless game, than listening to a book in the process. Currently my phone has died and needs to charge. Now I will say a lot happens in this book. So much so that I have no idea what to tell you without spoiling any of the book. We do have our lead female character Saeris who comes from a life of doing what she can to survive. The book is told in her point of view. I think the last time I posted, I mentioned that Saeris had opened a doorway to another realm and now she was trapped there until she could control a metal called quicksilver. Our male lead character is Kingfisher who is the black sheep of his kind, or you could say that of the Winter Palace. He has been leading a fight with an endless war for centuries before he disappeared for a time. At least until he heard the call of the quicksilver and retrieved a dying Saeris. For the majority of the book I thought that this was just going to be an enemy to friends trope but I was wrong. When these two finally give in to their feelings, the book gets a little spicy. But I do like the fact that the romance is kind of the sub plot of the book and the main plot is trying to figure out how to control the quicksilver and put an end to the endless war. Eventually Saeris does figure out how to work the quicksilver but it isn't a happy ending for her. Not when she learns that her and Kingfisher are fated to be together. You soon quickly learn that Kingfisher is willing to sacrifice himself in order to keep those that he love safe. And that is where my phone died. Kingfisher has run off to save his sister without telling anyone other than through a note, pissing off Saeris in the process. Then this is when my phone died and all I did was get to the part where Saeris used the shadowgate, that Kingfisher used to send his sister home through, in order to get to where he was and save him in the process. Now I'm patiently waiting for my phone to charge so I can find out what happens next. But I give the book four out of five stars. I really liked the plot with the touch of romance. These are the kinds of romance books I like. The ones that don't fully focus on the romance and making you frustrated that the characters just get over it already. Don't get me wrong. I knew this was a romance when I came in to the book, but it wasn't written like every other romance I've read. That is what I liked. It was different. I would recommend this book to those that are in that are not into that much romance but still like a touch of it. This book was pretty action packed and it actually took time for the main characters to learn about each other before falling for each other. I could write more about this book if I could. But I feel like I'm rambling. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Started reading Quicksilver by Callie Hart

 

Hello Bookies,

I am have my fantasy book and I'm already about a quarter of the way already. This book is pretty interesting. We have a young woman who is doing everything she can to survive. But then greed gets the best of her and she falls into some trouble. Far bigger trouble than she is used to. Our main lady nearly dies but in the process, she unlocks a magic trick she had suspicions about and unlocks a magic doorway. Then she is taken to the world on the fae, who she thought didn't even exist at all. Now she has learned that she has a very special ability to reopen pathways between realms. But she has no idea how to access this ability. Now she is stuck in this new world with a war criminal that she is attracted to but also hates at the same time, trying to open the pathways so she can go home. That is as far as I got. I did gloss over some details because I want you to read the book. 

So until next time...

-Lys